Posted by Daan on 09/27/07 10:50

On Sep 26, 6:06 pm, Andy Dingley <ding...@codesmiths.com> wrote:
> On 25 Sep, 15:36, Daan <daanst...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > A question for the regulars / experts in this group: what does your
> > implementation process look like?
>
> I work with several processes, depending on the client.
>
> Work with a "web dezyner" who wears trainers and glasses far more
> fashionable than anything I own. They provide a Photoshop PSD that
> looks good 1. At one resolution, 2. For perfect vision, 3. On a Mac
> display.
>
> I then code this, and bludgeon the design until it can be persuaded to
> look approximately like the original (sometimes I simply lie and swap
> the old PSDs for new screenshots. They never notice...). I try to
> achieve this with the least compromise for accessibilty, validity and
> general good working practices. None of these are rewarded in the
> typical world of "design", because they're simply not understood.

So the interesting part is: what is "approximately" and what is "least
compromise"? If the 'dezyner' wants the body font smaller, do you
agree and adjust the css template (using em, not pt of course), or do
you argue to keep the font size 100%? If the dezyner insists on using
Verdana, do you specify Verdana or stick with another font? If the
dezyner has created a fixed width layout, do you implement it as such,
or make it fluid / liquid?

I don't ask these questions to get them answered, but to indicate that
it is difficult to find the right balance there. With my original
question, I intended to find out whether the majority on this groups
says "always stick to the absolute best practices", "see the best
practices as guidelines and apply them appropriately, when possible"
or "guidelines are nice, but I just do as the designer / boss / client
tells me to do".

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